Jenny Beth Martin to Newsmax: Dems Sacrificing Americans for Shutdown Politics

Democrats are putting political and partisan gain ahead of the needs of struggling Americans during the government shutdown, particularly when it comes to the issue of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Tea Party Patriots Action Honorary Chair Jenny Beth Martin said Sunday on Newsmax.

“The Democrats are very focused on anything they can do to stand up to President [Donald] Trump and to the Trump administration, and they think that this shutdown is helping them with that,” Martin told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.”

“I think they’re making a huge mistake,” she added. “They’re the ones who think that government solves problems.”

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